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Stageing … yesterday’s staging becomes today’s ‘STAGE-ING’!!!
March 11th, 2010 categories: Luxury Real Estate
Fresh flowers, the smell of freshly baked bread, soft music, uncluttered spaces and clean, clean, CLEAN! We all have learned that a home in ’showroom’ condition sells ~ and enticingly staged vignettes can create a ‘vibe’ that allows the buyer to see himself living in and enjoying the luxuries of the home.
It’s easy to understand. The goal of home staging is to improve the home’s appearance in the eyes of potential buyers, with the ultimate goal of selling the home more quickly and for the highest possible price. Staging appeals to the five senses ~ sight, smell, sound, taste and touch. The more inviting and attractive the space is, the greater the tug at the potential buyer’s emotion.
Well, step aside former stagers. The Sunset Vine Tower in Hollywood, Los Angeles, has brought home staging to a new level. Setting the ’stage’ in one of it’s 63 residences with 180 degree views of Hollywood, this debut evening included music, candlelight, champagne and … a live model basking in the jacuzzi tub. You read that right … a LIVE model, bubbles, candlelight and all!
Only in LA? I think this new trend has international appeal, not to mention a bit of sex appeal. Trend setting in my view. Hat’s off ~ and more? ~ to you Sunset Vine Tower!!
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Luxurious thought of the day…
March 6th, 2010 categories: Luxury Real Estate
“Character is doing what’s right when nobody’s looking”.
J.C. Watts Jr.
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Luxurious thought of the day…
February 12th, 2010 categories: Luxury Real Estate
“Life is just a mirror, and what you see out there, you must first see inside of you.” ~ unknown
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Mmmmm……a romance with the out-of-doors!
January 6th, 2010 categories: Luxury Real Estate
Just when you thought you’d seen it all, along comes a luxurious product that inspires vision and dreams. The ‘Nanawall’ created in Redlands, CA, opens your door and mind to exhilaration. Bringing the out-of-doors in, the Nanawall inspires a romance with your surroundings. Enjoy sea breezes all day long, sleep in your living room under the stars, and entertain guests blending indoor and outdoor spaces in your own home. Energy efficient walls of glass made of folding French Door panels, the Nanawall combines vision and practicality in a trend-setting look that is sure to inspire both conversation and dreams!
This stunning beach house in Kennebunk Beach has placed a 21-foot Nanawall door system below a barrel ceiling of select fir, enabling a camera-lens vision of the sunrise and sunset from your living room sofa while delighting in the sounds and smells of the sea. Incorporating every cutting edge technology into it’s beautiful architectural design – radiant underfloor heating, solar heated domestic hot water, floating sinks, ipod docks, indoor and outdoor speakers, elevated flow-through foundation and so much more – this home offers a perfect blend of state-of-the-art technology and understated luxury. Indulge yourself and let the romance begin….
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Living the dream! ~ Handbook 2010 ~
January 5th, 2010 categories: Luxurious Secrets, Luxury Real Estate
I received a wonderful email yesterday from my eldest brother. In the Luxury Real Estate business, I aim to create dreams for people daily. That is my job and I love doing it. ‘A man’s home is his castle’ is a proverbial English expression which reflects that we each have our own individuality — ours to portray in our own gorgeous castle.
But along with that comes other lessons in living … those of ‘living well’. Luxury living takes on many meanings. This ‘code’ reflects many of my own principles. Read and enjoy…
HANDBOOK 2010
Health:
1. Drink plenty of water.
2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar.
3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants..
4. Live with the 3 E’s — Energy, Enthusiasm and Empathy
5. Make time to pray.
6. Play more games
7. Read more books than you did in 2009 .
8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day
9. Sleep for 7 hours.
10. Take a 10-30 minute walk daily. And while you walk, smile.
Personality:
11. Don’t compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
12. Don’t have negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
13. Don’t overdo. Keep your limits.
14. Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
15. Don’t waste your precious energy on gossip.
16. Dream more while you are awake
17. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need..
18. Forget issues of the past. Don’t remind your partner with His/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.
19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don’t hate others.
20. Make peace with your past so it won’t spoil the present.
21. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
22. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
23. Smile and laugh more.
24. You don’t have to win every argument. Agree to disagree… Read the rest of this entry »
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Life can be so sweet!
October 28th, 2009 categories: Luxury Real Estate
Location, style, charm and beauty. Exquisite detail crowns every corner of this elegant Kennebunk Beach home. Breathtaking windows look out to a distant sea from spacious beamed rooms. A stunning conservatory makes for a perfect office or a room for lounging that you will never want to leave. Style and taste everywhere you look. Two beautiful beaches, a stunning golf course and 7 tennis courts are just steps away. Grab your coat and get your hat…!
$1,195,000
Betsy Coughlan 1.207.229.3661
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Maine’s chic-est! And on sale too!!!
October 27th, 2009 categories: Luxury Real Estate
Revolutionary in concept, this exquisite Kennebunk Beach home sets new standards for design. Impeccable style and luxury meet sophisticated living in the most beautiful of surroundings. With the ocean crashing outside the 21 foot Nana-wall door system and in-wall speakers humming Jack Johnson’s In Between Dreams, there is nothing not to love while you count the waves and the stars. Mahogany trim, state-of-the-art appliances, a barrel fir ceiling, radiant under floor heating, floating sinks, solar heated domestic hot water, built in I-pod docks, underground irrigation and beautiful landscaping, this is the ultimate seaside home.
The perfect ‘pied-a-mer’. $1,295,000.
(Betsy Coughlan 1.207.229.3661)
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Luxurious thought of the day…
October 27th, 2009 categories: Luxury Real Estate
“Gratitude is when memory is stored in the heart and not in the mind.”
~ Lionel Hampton ~
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Make Money as the Dollar Falls…The Multicurrency Method is a Win-Win!
April 26th, 2008 categories: Luxury Real Estate
“The US is on sale!” That is what anyone with a mind on international real estate is saying right now. And it’s true! With a strong Euro and a strong Canadian dollar, there has never been a better time to invest in the US real estate market. Even if the real estate market stays the same or falls, with small shifts in currency the global investor has the opportunity to make money.
Rocket science? Not by a long shot. It’s basic instinct. Creative thinking. Currency fluctuations and swings in the real estate market can work together for the International Investor. This is the global advantage. And it can make millions.
One of my favorite online publications is International Living. Smart, savvy news, ideas and tips for people with an international outlook.
This week International Living published the following article on Multicurrency Investments. Gary Scott shares his investment secret.
There’s an old saying: Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
Enjoy the feast…!
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Don’t Light the Candles…The Ultimate Luxury for the Chocoholic
April 24th, 2008 categories: Luxurious Secrets, Luxury Real Estate
A night surrounded by Chocolate. Floor, walls, ceiling, table. Even renowned pieces of art have been recreated in chocolate — including Gustav Klimpt’s ‘The Kiss’ (above left) and a Nelson Pollack abstract (above right). That is what Godiva has created in the ‘ Godiva Decadence Suite’, recently mastered in Manhattan. Everything…and I mean everything…is made and inspired by chocolate. Chandeliers of chocolate crystal, candelabras of dark chocolate, novels on the book shelves laced with milk chocolate truffles, a chocolate daybed on which to lounge while savoring the chocolate feast surrounding you. This promotional extravaganza has been created by Godiva for one lucky winner. Located in New York’s Bryant Hotel, the grand prize is a flight for two to New York City and a ‘delicious’ weekend for two in the sensational chocolate suite. Coupled with a private chocolate tasting at Godiva by Godiva’s chocolatier Thierry Muret, a chocolate spa experience and a private gourmet meal with elegant wine served bedside in the suite. Oh….and I can’t forget….a one-year supply of Chocolate delivered to your home following your departure, Godiva of course.
The frosting? The experience is truly ‘one of a kind’. Following the weekend, the room is deconstructed so that no one else can share in the same decadent extravaganza.
What will they do next year??? Stay tuned, chocolate lovers.
Photo above: Actress Ali Larter tastes a mantelpiece made of chocolate in the 2008 Godiva Decadence Suite (Courtesy of Brisbane Times.)
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